The best movies of 2024 (so far)

• 2024 has already been chock full of great movies.
• Big spectacles like “Furiosa” and “Dune: Part Two” captured viewers’ and critics’ attention.
• Smaller dramas like “Civil War” and “Challengers” also packed a punch and prompted discourse online in the process.

Giant sandworms! Crazy car chases! Horny tennis players! The best movies of 2024 so far have offered a wide array of cinematic pleasures — and a double dose of Zendaya.

As we close in on halfway through the year, we round up the best movies of 2024, so far.